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Oshawa Times (1958-), 23 Nov 1961, p. 17

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LIBRARY WORLD Favorites In Books Just For Children The following reviews 'sea which he displayed in the,dens from being shipped off to) were prepared by a member | quiz show "The $64,000 Ques- the Barnum's Circus in Amer-} of the staff of the Children's . tion". Writing in English Capjica. Somehow Aunt Louisa's Department, McLaugh-. 'tain Freuchen displays a great| campaign and the misunder- lin Public Library. deal of warmth and understand-| standing about the mongrel be- RETURN TO GONE-AWAY, by ing of what it means to love the|come inextricably tangled to-| Edith Enright. sea. gether, leading to the Elephant} This is the eagerly awaited) Per List was only ten when Crusade and preparation for a companion to "Gone-Away allowed to sign on as mess boy) protest march to Regent's Park. | Lake'. So skilled is Miss En-\of the "Herman" commanded) Peace is declared and Harriet! right's creation of character by the island's greatest whaling) looks forward to life in Oxford | that the reader is conscious of! captain, A mess boy's life was| with her friends the Smiths. an inner excitement at the tough enough without having to GRANDMOTHER'S JOURNEY,| thought of meeting Mr. Pindar) contend with a first mate with) by Edith Unnerstad. Trans-| Paytor and Mrs. Minnihaha'a grudge. His apprenticeship; lated from Swedish by Lilian} Cleever once again, and being was long and full of hardship,| Seaton. } transferred to the world of fas-| but at last he was allowed to go; It was for the sake of Lamsa, cination and adventure created' out on the hunt and to be in at/the mare, and her foal that} in the previous volume. the death of the great beasts) Anders embarked on this jour-| Portia Blake and her family, that provide oil, whalebone and/ney, a journey undertaken by} return to Gone-Away Lake to meat. This is a vivid, exciting) Anders' grandmother and since} move into an old house locked adventure story which has both|she plays a large part in all} up tightly for nearly half a cen-| authenticity and atmosphere. that happens the book is called tury. With this begins an en- THE WITCH FAMILY, by) "Grandmother's Journey"'. chanted summer of exploration' Eleanor Estes. Illustrated by It happened when the last and discovery, as the old house) Edward Arddizone. Czar was ruling Russia and Fin-/| slowly reveals its surprises and} Eleanor Estes, whose books land was a Russian Grand) treasures. These include a con- about the Moffats are so popu-| Duchy. Twelve year old Anders) cealed dumb-waiter, an attic full jar, has created a story which is} set out into the world with his) of antique furniture and 2 quite original. Grandmother to earn money.} search for a wall safe, known to) Amy and Clarissa love to The journey lasted a year and have been used by the previous draw witches and banish the Old during that time Anders worked owner. As with all worthwhile) Witch to "'live on the glass hill". very hard but had many adven- stories the best and greatest'Soon she is joined by Little tures which included meeting a surprise comes near the end of Witch Girl and Weeny Witch, fifteen year old business genius; the vacation. the baby. Often the girls become becoming a _ pirate; making WHALING BOY, by Peter involved in Old Witch's schemes friends with a "'collector of dia- Freuchen. and without Malachi, the magic Jects"; experiencing a flood and This was one of the last books bumble bee, they could have) getting involved in a theft. But written by Peter Freuchen, who! heen in serious trouble. Not that) it was in Russia that his great- is probably better remembered Malachi could always stop Old est adventure took place. for his vast knowledge of the witch but he did defeat herina It is always disappointing 2 . Wes witch spelling bee; witches spell when well-loved books '"'go out backwards, by the way! Hallow- of print" and it is good to know M t e'en proves to be full of sur-'that the following books are earson e prises for both Amy and the once-again available. i witches , : OSWALD BARSTABLE AND |THE ELEPHANT WAR, by OTHERS, by Edith Nesbit. & = B Sin in | Gillian Avery. a The first four stories continue | Those who have read 'The the adventures of the Barstable| Warden's Niece', '"Trespassers| family that were recorded in at Charlcott" and "James With-|"The Story of the Treasure u en S out Thomas' will be familiar Seekers", 'The Wouldbegoods" with the Smith family. In Gil- and 'New Treasure Seekers'. TORONTO (CP) -- Liberaljlian Avery's fourth and most re-\ Wings = =UNLIKELY TALES, Leader Lester B. Pearson met cent story they are just as Orig gic4 py Edith Nesbit. left-wing songs and embarass-|inal and amusing as ever, Amongst other things these ing questions Wednesday dur-, The place is Oxford, the year .narkable tales deal with a ing an informal tour of Univer-|1875. Nothing Harriet says Caniying who becomes a_ butcher sity of Toronto coffee shops. convince Thomas, Joshua and) and a small boy who becomes Victoria College students James Smith that her asenek the, Astronomer Royal with the sang The Red Flag and Solid- Dr. Jessop, was not respons!) hai, of the Arithmetic Fairy, arity Forever but listened qui- for a mongrel dog posting & PaW- but related by Edith Nesbit they | etly when Mr. Pearson advised marks all over me See Mor. do not seem to be particularly them to take up a career in pol- oe yo > gap gh ad extraordinary occurrences. ii ri ! souisa is obsess' ferent 7 er ities. with the idea of saving Jumbo CANADIAN SUMMER, by Hilda What about the pipeline? f the London Zoological Gar- van Stockum, asked a student at University, "© "O° "| Here are the further adven- College. 3 tures of the exuberant Mitchell "That's one of the things 1961 Tobacco Crop family. They move to Montreal, py our ra were aes 'Adi B . s where the only house father ut our me s were not so inn could find for his brood was a good," Mr. Pearson said. Bi ing eg ing primitive old place, in inaccess- He was referring to methods); priHI (CP) -- The hands/jble, if idyllic surroundings. | used in 1956 by the Liberal ma-'o¢ the Dutch auction clock op-/They managed without all the| jority to cut off a House Of|erated by the Ontario Flue-| comforts which many of us con-| Commons debate on construc-\Cyred Tobacco Marketing) sider indispensible and soon be- tion of a natural gas pipeline.|Board move into action today/come fascinated by the new, | The Progressive Conservatives as bidding starts on the 1961|simple life among FrenchCans ~ yg? Me me ae oO '0\tobacco crop, estimated at 196,-| dian neighbors. indie emee pounds. 4 about 300, HE ADVENTURES OF MAYA Other stops on Mr. Pearson's Trucks unloade . wot 27, THE BEE, by Waldemar Bon-| two-hour tour of the university 000 pounds of leaf at each of sels, Translation by Adele é : a *'the board's auction exchanges| szojld Seltzer. Illustrati by were hless noisy. ' ' Ayi-l renee heen eel in Delhi, Tillsonburg and Ayl-| Rafaello Busoni. In the lobby of Hart House./mer Wednesday. The exchanges) This story was first published he stood unnoticed for about/had been empty since the scale|in Germany almost fifty years five minutes until news photog-/of the 200,000,000 - pound 1960) ago, The heroine is Maya, a pert raphers followed him in crop ended in March. adventuresome young bee of ex- Mr. Pearson said he was sa-| Bidding will be controlled by ceptional nature.-Her adven- tisfied with the visit the minimum grade prices set)tures reveal all the wonders of "For a politician to come in by arbitration last month -- the|the smallest things of nature; and interrupt people who are|same prices as last year. The|the world of the bee becomes eating and drinking is a pretty 1960 crop averaged 55.1 cents: warmly human. Children will be! risky business." a pound delighted with the fanciful and The tour was arranged by the' Buyers this year will find to\intriguing plot, adults with the university's Liberal Associ- 10 new grades identified by the humor and subtle human paral-| ation letter K to differentiate color.'lels. WINTER TIRE SPECIALISTS Once Again Hambly Tire Is Offering You 2 FREE WHEELS with the purchase of GENERAL Silent Safety Winter Cleats NOTE: This offer applies to Canadian and American Cars Only ! SPECIAL iso's ens vices conrcere 5,00 @ REDUCTION FOR RECAPPABLE CASINGS @ 4 Good Reasons Why You Should Have 2 Extra Wheels @ ELIMINATES MOUNTING @ MAINTAINS TUBELESS SEAL DAMAGE TO BEADS @ MORE CONVENIENT @ NO CHANGING CHARGES Competition Proven Corvair Retreads Available Hambly Tire Ltd. 534 RITSON RD. SOUTH 728-6221 "Safety Through Quality" THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursday, November 23, 1961. 47 rumming Up A Storm of... CAR BUYS! 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A very clean car, (A91728) 1954 BUICK $295 4-door sedan with dynaflow. Good condition (£34036). 1956 CHEVROLET oe. SPAk 1957 PONTIAC door Leurentian sedan 4-do 4 V-8 engine, Radio. One of the cleanest cars on the lot. (A93636) 1960 VAUXHALL green. A real standout ! Super custom. Luxury in- terior with bucket seats. $ (B5378) 1955 FORD CONVERTIBLE Custom radio (H2828) Ready to $ roll at the low, low price of 1957 OLDSMOBILE "88" 2-door with radio, automatic transmission, 2-tone _ finish. $ Spotless (822182) 1955 CHEVROLET score = SER 1960 CHEVROLET Sedan, 4-door model, Cus- $ tom radio, 2-tone. (B12371) 1958 BUICK CENTURY CONVERTIBLE With power steering and brakes, radio, dynaflow, electric window lifts, electric seat. (A92095), 1 T NOW ONLY AND STILL MORE BANG-UP BUYS...COME, GIVE THEM A ONCE-OVER 1961 PONTIAC 2-door. Gleaming black. Show- room condition, (B1193), $2145 With custom owner, (65027X. $1395 1960 1961 VAUXHALL STATION WAGON radio, A one- OLDSMOBILE ing and brakes, Radio. 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